Zoe the zebra    (video)

 

      C                                                      Dm

STRIPES ! I'm up to here with them STRIPES !

 

When all is said and done,

    G

what's so very good about being black and white ?

                C                                               G           C

There's thousands of us in the herd who all look alike.

 

          - F                          C

1. So,      just for a laugh I'll pretend to be a giraffe,

     D                                      D7

    eating all the top leaves, who could blame

      G                                    G7

    me for not wanting to be looking just the same,

          F                                    C                         A7

    as all the other zebras (although they're very nice)

           D                                              G

    I'm simply bored to tears with my black and white ...

 

+  CHORUS

 

    F                                            - C

2.     There are such a lot of us,         I will be a hippopotamus.

         D                                             D7

    splashing in the water, what a smashing game,

     G                           G7

    I'm so fed up with looking just the same,

          F                                    C                           A7

    as all the other zebras (although they're very nice)

           D                                              G

    I'm simply bored to tears with my black and white ..

 

+  CHORUS       + instrumental = verse 2     +  C

 

       F

3. Maybe it's worth trying,

          C

    I'd stick some dry grass on and tried to look like a lion,

            D                                        D7

    till along came a real one and made me ashamed.

 

              G                       G7

    And now I don't mind looking just the same

          F                                      C                           A7

    as all the other zebras who think I'm brave and nice,

                   D                                               G

     so you won't hear me complain again about my....

 

          C                                                    Dm

    STRIPES! In fact they're really rather NICE !

        F                                                    C                A7

    though there's thousands of us and we all look alike,

      D                                              - G          C        - G - C

    having black and white stripes         is all right !

 

    (Ralph McTell)